Series & Title: Ardere Series, Book 1: Fluidus Rising
Author: Margo Ryerkerk
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Publisher: Margo Ryerkerk
Release Date: December 10, 2017
Genre: Urban Fantasy, YA to NA, Romance (Minor)
eBook Purchased From: Amazon (owned, author requested review)
Reviewed For: Margo Ryerkerk
Magic. Romance. And a fight to the death.
Torn away from her high school graduation, Sierra Reeves discovers that everything she thought she knew is a lie.
In a flash, she’s no longer a normal girl preparing for college, but a Fluidus—a rare supernatural with telekinetic powers. Her new abilities attract the attention of both the Ardere regency and the Culpatus, a group that wants to overthrow the supernatural government. Fearful for Sierra’s future, her grandmother decides to leave their home state Vermont and hide out in Savannah, Georgia.
In Savannah, Sierra forms an alliance with the overprotective and handsome Ardere marshal Gavin McLoughlin. With his help, she slowly accepts her new powers and that she’s a part of the supernatural community.
Just when Sierra begins to settle into her new life, her world is rocked again. In addition to the Culpatus discovering her location, a serial killer is on the loose in Savannah.
Fighting to control her developing power, and facing danger on multiple fronts, Sierra will have to use all her resources to stay alive.
On the edge of young adulthood, Sierra is ready for life. High school's done. She's one summer away from being whatever she wants to be. Life couldn't be better.
Until it isn't.
In a moment, literally a moment, the life she's known, the immediate future she's anticipated, is ripped away, and she's thrust into a world she didn't know existed. The one person who stood between a simple human life and a complicated magical one, is dead. The only person she can rely on in this new world is the only family she left, Gran.
The journey is perilous, and I don't just mean danger like magic meant to harm and bleeding to death. I mean that, at eighteen, Sierra is kind of a danger to herself. Even though she has help--Gran and Gavin (he's incredibly helpful though a lot rough around the edges)--she only listens until she gets frustrated and wants to do things her way. Good thing? I say yes. Sometimes rushing headlong is the best way to learn. Sometimes rash actions makes you appreciate the wisdom that's been spoken to you.
But that's the point of this story. It's about a young woman stepping into adulthood and finding herself. Though this isn't the life she imagined, it is her life now. The good, the bad, the ugly, the beautiful. Everything that comes with being who she is, is hers. Will she crack under pressure or rise to the occasion and prove her worth?
Fluidus Rising is a spectacular beginning to this series. It's amplified teenage angst (amplified because how many teens discover they're a magical creature and that their entire life is a lie?) softened with hope. The path carved out for Sierra in this book isn't easy so far. I imagine the second book won't be either. But what she and I discover along the way to whatever the end may be, will be (I hope) one hell of a ride.
Margo Ryerkerk is the author of The Ardere Series, a YA paranormal series about magic, love, coming of age, and friendships.
After completing a BS in Psychology, a MS in Marketing, and a two-years stint in the fashion world, she became a full-time author and can’t believe she gets to spend her days creating stories. When she’s not writing, she loves to read, travel, and dance to pop anthems.
Raised in Austria, Margo now lives in the USA with her husband and her Pomeranian.
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